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DIY Gift Basket Ideas for People Who Like to Fish

A DIY fishing gift basket is a fantastic raffle or gift idea for anyone who loves to fish, or is new to the sport of fishing, and it can be relatively easy to put together as long as you know a little bit about fishing. While some individual basket gift items may be perfect for any type of fishing, others may be specific to fresh water fishing, salt water fishing, or even fly fishing. Your best bet if you’re not sure of what to include is to go with some general fishing items, although you’ll find that your gift recipient will be happy with anything you throw in as long as it has to do with fishing!

There are literally thousands of options available for inclusion in your homemade DIY fishing gift basket. So many choices can be a bit overwhelming. But don’t worry because we’re here to help! We came up with a great selection of ideas for items that you can purchase directly from Amazon and other retailers to build your own unique DIY fishing-themed basket to give away as a gift or to include as a raffle item.

We’ve included highly-rated and popular selections at various price ranges to allow you to accommodate your budget, while still allowing you to create a fun and useful gift basket your recipient will love! Of course, you don’t have to go with our selections, we are merely presenting you with some items and ideas that would make a great addition to your fishing gift basket theme! You can also find many of these items at your local retailers that carry fishing gear. Just make sure they are small enough to fit in your gift basket.

For your convenience, we’ve broken out the basket items by category to make it easy for you to build your fishing gift basket. Just select one or more items from each category, add some of your own unique product touches, and before you know it, you’ll have everything you need to create an amazing fishing basket that your gist recipient or raffle winner will fall for hook, line, and sinker!

Fishing Gift Baskets are the Perfect Gift for Christmas, Birthdays, Father's Day, and Other Special Occasions!

When deciding on what type of gift items to include in your gift basket for your favorite fishing enthusiast, consider the following ideas and suggestions. You’ll want to include anywhere between 6 and 10 individual gift items to fill out the gift basket or gift box. The individual gift ideas we selected below generally fall within the $10 – $20 price range, which will allow you to put together a really fun and fantastic looking fishing-themed gift basket for less than $90. If your budget is around the $50 range, just choose from among the lower cost items. 

Items to Consider Including in Your DIY Fishing Gift Basket

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FISHING THEMED MUGS & TUMBLERS

Tumbler Option 1

Tumbler Option 2

Tumbler Option 3

Coffee Mug Option 1

Coffee Mug Option 2

Coffee Mug Option 3

Water Bottle Option 1

Water Bottle Option 2

FISHING THEMED APPAREL

Funny Fishing Pole Dance T-Shirt

Crazy Dog Can’t Work Today T-Shirt

Crazy Dog Funny Part Time T-Shirt

Fishing Print Pajama Bottoms

Fishing Themed Socks

The RodFather T-Shirt

Columbia Fishing Hat

Fishing Print Socks

Grandpa Fishing T-Shirt

Beer and Fish Themed T-Shirt

Disney Goofy Themed Outdoorsman T-Shirt

FISHING GEAR & SUPPLIES

Fish Gripper Pliers

Fishing Tackle Box Accessories Kit

Fishing Tool Kit

Fish Scale

Fishing Bate Towels

Fishing Lures

Waterproof Dry Bag

Fishing Fly Kit

Fishing Line

FISHING FUN

Fishin’ Opoly Game

Fishing Themed Jigsaw Puzzle

Fishing Themed Jigsaw Puzzle Option 2

FISHING BOOKS

The Total Fishing Manual

The River – Novel

L.L. Bean Fly Fishing Handbook

The River Why – Novel

Lords of the Fly

The Guide – A Novel

Basic Fishing – A Beginners Guide

Fishing Word Search Book

You may also want to consider including some fun things to eat. We suggest adding foods that are appropriate for a fishing trip, such as protein bars and trail mix. You can probably get the best deals on food items from your local store.

Of course there are thousands of other small gift ideas that would make great additions to your fishing-themed gift basket. We’ve only scratched the surface. Hopefully our ideas have sparked your imagination and have provided you with a great place to start building your homemade DIY gift basket!

Empty baskets to put your gift items in. You can also consider putting everything in a nice gift box in lieu of a basket!

Find a Basket

Best way to arrange your fishing gift basket

There is no right or wrong way to arrange or organize your gift basket. As long as you have a great combination of gift items to fill your basket with, you should have a great looking gift. Follow these steps and you’ll have a great looking gift in no time at all.

  • Line the bottom of your basket or box with tissue paper or some other filler such as shredded colored paper.
  • Add the larger items that you have selected to the bottom of the basket.
  • Arrange any smaller items to sit on top of and between the larger items.
  • Wrap your basket in cellophane and tie off with a colored bow and gift tag.

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